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Windows 10: Start Button not working. How to fix?

Start button not working – this is a rather popular issue in Windows 10 reported by users on various forums. The problem is very annoying because actually nothing in the Taskbar works properly: programs buttons, Cortana, even the Action Center doesn’t respond when you click its icon. The issue usually emerges after you install updates for Windows 10. But it can also happen by itself – without any visible reasons. Here is how to fix not working Start button, Taskbar and Action Center in Windows 10. We will talk about the 3 methods to solve the problem. The first one is very easy and works in 95% of cases. Besides that we provide extra solutions.

Windows 10 Start Button not working. The easiest method to fix the issue

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Launch the Task Manager:

Go to Details tab.

Find Explorer.exeprocess.

Right-click on it.

Click End process tree to kill Windows Explorer. The Taskbar will disappear after that:

Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del again

Click the Power icon in right bottom corner of the screen:

Select Restart:

Windows 10 Start Button not working. Two extra methods to fix the issue

You need to roll back your system and then reinstall updates. And here you have two variants.

System restore

Go to System (Hold Windows button and hit Pause/Breake).

Click System protection.

Click System Restore… to check whether you have restore points or not.

If you have restore points select one and roll back your system:

After system reboots click on Action Center > All settings:

Select Updates and security and click Check for updates:

Agree to install all available updates and reboot again.

Reboot your system again by clicking Restart Now: There is a high probability that you will have your Start button, Action Center and Taskbar in general working like a charm.